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[quote author=Ileke-IdI link=topic=574364.msg7405396#msg7405396 date=1293243894]Aint I always? [/quote]Did your learn anything about the Igbo apex body?.

[quote author=Ileke-IdI link=topic=574364.msg7405369#msg7405369 date=1293243596]Mu he he

I prefer the one were Ndi-Igbo's greatest leader admired the Yorubas. This ones sounds more like reh reh   [/quote]Year, you are correct. It is about Ndigbo yesterday, today and future. It is very educative.

jason123:
I apologise if I am disrespectful but that is what I think. Even if the ikwerri said they are not igbo, do you not think its best to make the allies? And when they say they are igbo, that is also good for you. But if I was an igbo man in ohanaeze, I would be trying to accept other ethnic groups and make us speak with one voice. I would not really bother myself with politics because it does not affect my people except a few cabal. What do you think?

The Ohanaeze believe in peaceful existence of other ethnic groups. Go through the post once again. In the formation years of Ohanaeze, leaders of this groups who tend to differ were part of the organisation. The 1948 Conference of the Igbo body was held in Port Harcourt.

alj harem1:
@ andre uweh

i reason with you here, and i know what point of view u are coming from

i support you,,,,,because we all brother but ohaneze has to firstly settle there internal war between themselves in the organisation,, also they have to bring a sense of unity not that 1 person would say A and another in this same organisation would say B it does not make sense

but i think we have to work with ohaneze on this because i think they are still immature in there thinking on internal politics

or what do you think

At the moment, there is no division in Ohanaeze. There were divisions during the days of Achuzia on one hand and Ikedife on the other hand. At the moment Uwechue is in control and has an able Secretary-General-Nduka Eya from Nsukka. They now speak with one voice.

jason123:
Andre aka abadaba aka ortuogo, Aka Nchara, Udezue, 006 ETC.
I think it is best for ohanaeze to remain a socio-cultural group. The reason is that the term igbo is used to identify a group of similar clans not a distinct ethnic group. Ohanaeze should be used to unify ndigbo not to pursue political interest. Its only when you and ohanaeze embrace the diversity of ndigbo, can you move forward. You cannot compare the north or west to the east because they were already ONE ethnic group before the advent of Nigeria. Instead of wasting your time trying to FORCE a fake unity and look good on NL, why don't you try to embrace your diversity and THEN try to form a collective ambition in Ohanaeze before you start thinking political. This is my opinion to you and the article. I am saying this because you have a good heart and I can see what you are doing but you approach is not only seen as expansionisim, its also seen as lack of respect for the other groups such as ikwerri etc. You do not see the yorubas calling the bini people yoruba. Although, they bear almost the same names and their language is similar not to talk of the history they have together. Same with my people. Yorubas cannot FORCE an identity on my people, dome of them chose to be yoruba and some don't! We generally prefer to keep our identity no matter what. As for me, since I have stayed with them, I have adopted their culture. It's a personal thing and it does not mean itsekiris are yorubas! That's my 2 kobo

Jason, I welcome your views in this thread but be respectful here.
This article has highlighted the history of Ohanaeze. It did not in any way say that it is forcing non Igbos to be Igbos. Reread the post. In December 1948, the Ikwerre you mentioned here were in the pan-Igbo conference held in Port Harcourt. I have the details of the conference but that is for another thread.

[quote author=bk.babe97y link=topic=574364.msg7405128#msg7405128 date=1293240214]Ah. . . . Mr "29 different names" is back!

Yippeeeee!!![/quote]Get out of here, you are not intelligent enough for this sort of thread.

strangerf:
Tribal Warlord Ezeuche/Abadaba,

Get your facts right?

Egbe Omo oduduwa was never a socio-cultural unit, it has always been a political organization!

Ohaneaze, by the way, is a socio-POLITICAL organization, not just socio-cultural

Deal with the thread and do not derail.
The A.G was transformed from Egbe at Owo in April 1951. It was openly declared a regional party.

In December 1948, a pan-Igbo conference was held at PORT HARCOURT ''to organise the Igbo Linguistic group into a political unit''.

The Egbe Omo Oduduwa turned to a political party-Action Group, in the North, Jamia Mutannen Arewa turned to Northern Peoples Congress, but Ohanaeze chose to remain as a socio-cultural unit in Yesteryears Nigeria. Is this a move in the Right direction?.

Ndigbo: Today and tomorrow
C. DE AGUOMBA
The Igbo a few days ago celebrated their national day all over Nigeria. This year¡¯s celebration was hosted by Abia State, and Umuahia, the State capital witnessed a conglomeration of Igbo dignitaries ¨C monarchs, chiefs, titled gentlemen, youth leaders, women associations and all and sundry.
The national day celebration was originated by the Oha-Na-Eze Ndigbo headed by Ambassador Ralph Uwechue. The Oha-Na-Eze is the supreme body of the Igbo people. It is the heart and soul of Igboland and its decisions which are democratically arrived at, are virtually binding, though there is no imposition of its will on anybody. The Oha-Na-Eze Ndigbo affirms the Igbo principles of equity, justice and fair-play, equal assess to opportunity and fair-hearing in the resolution of all matters.
The Oha-Na-Eze Ndigbo believes in the government that is democratically-oriented and allows equal opportunities to all, and is accountable to the people. While the organization is concerned with socio-economic problems as they affect Ndigbo, it does not turn a blind eye to political decisions that give rise to inequity, gross injustice and the abuse of the rule of law.
The Oha-Na-Eze Ndigbo stresses that if the Nigerian society is free and fair to all citizens, irrespective of ethnic origin, the Igbo considering his adventurous spirit, determination, courage, confidence and freedom will work for the general good of all.
The Igbo culture praises the value of individual achievement, yet the Igbo are known for their cooperative propensities as well, attested by their eagerness for community development. And in all Igbo towns and villages there are town unions, clan unions and divisional unions, all aimed at development. It is an unholy act for an Igbo who had made a success in his business or profession and has become wealthy to turn his back and stay aloof without making a worthy contribution towards the development of his town. Igbo are generally very patriotic as far as community contributions are concerned.
They are indeed generous and are open-minded. And it is this attitude that made them to be exceptionally receptive to new ideas and change.
The Oha-Na-Eze Ndigbo is a successor to the Igbo State Union which was banned in May 1966 by the military regime of General J. T. U. Aguiyi-Ironsi. Also all political parties, tribal, cultural and social organizations were banned.
After the ban, there was a vacuum. No other organization as powerful as the Igbo State Union could represent and speak for the Igbo.
The history of the pan-Igbo organisation go back to the early 1930s when some Igbo in Lagos formed the Lagos Igbo Union in order to organize a reception for Dr. Akanu Ibiam, the second Igbo medical doctor who had newly returned from Britain where he had qualified. The union brought together several towns, clans, and divisional organizations and became a voice for Igbo and its objectives were mainly for the welfare of the Igbo in Lagos.
When Dr. Nnamdi Azikwe returned to Nigeria in 1937 and established his newspaper, The West African Pilot in Lagos, the Igbo Union began to gain momentum. Azikiwe gave the union enormous support. By 1943 it changed its name to Igbo Federal Union and began to expand to all the regions and strong branches were established.
The union brought Igbo together and infused them with the consciousness of being Igbo and to always think of the development and progress of their homeland, and also contributing to the good of their host communities.
In December 1948 a pan-Igbo conference was held at Port Harcourt "to organize the Igbo linguistic group into a political unit". At the conference a new Igbo union called Igbo State Union was inaugurated. The membership was opened to all towns and clans in Igboland. The founders of the new union had anticipated that Nigeria would be re-arranged into states based on cultural and linguistic affinity, and Igbo State would be a member of the Commonwealth of Nigeria.
This certainly was the idea Nnamdi Azikiwe had advocated in his book, Political Blueprint of Nigeria published 1943. At the conference Azikiwe was elected president of the Igbo State Union. He did not stay long in the post and resigned. The reason was that his national view of a Nigerian leader conflicted with his leadership of a tribal organization.
Dr. Azikiwe was succeeded by a dynamic, venerated, honest and outspoken businessman, Chief Z. C. Obi as the new president of the Igbo State Union.
The union tried to be neutral in politics, though its members could be involved in politics.
But in the early 1950s when there was a serious inter-tribal rivalry between the Yoruba and Igbo in Lagos led by their leader unions, the Egbe Omo Oduduwa and the Igbo State Union, the Igbo showed that they can be united in the face of any challenge to their race. The quarrel between the two peoples was later resolved amicably.
In the struggle for national unity and independence the Igbo were the most vocal and patriotic Nigerians. But it was paradoxical that the people in the forefront of Nigerian unity and independence turned round to want secession and their own independence from Nigeria. The reason was that they experienced injustice, inequity, unfair-play and destruction of their lives and property by other Nigerians. Their horrendous and tragic experience before and during the civil war made some psychological impact on the Igbo. They emerged from the war hopeless, impoverished, traumatized, but not spiritually defeated. Like the phoenix, the Igbo have risen again., Forty years after the civil war, the Igbo voice is loud, the Igbo asserts himself and works towards the progress of Nigeria. He has not allowed bitterness, hatred and jealousy to becloud his view of the world. He looks straight to the future with confidence, courage, enthusiasm and love. The Igbo has the sacred philosophy of live and let live and give and take.
Before the civil war, neighours of the Igbo homeland had worried and feared the specter of Igbo domination and oppression which was non-existent. Today, everybody has realized that the Igbo is most friendly, accommodating, forgiving and helpful. He is guided by principle of live and let live.
The Igbo population today is well over 45 million in the various states that they live. The Igbo is a democrat and vehemently abhors despotism and autocracy. It is because under any autocratic rule his freedom is restricted and his potentials are not given free rein.
The Igbo of today under the Oha-Na-Eze Ndigbo believes in a vibrant, virile and democratic Nigeria where his success as a citizen lies. He believes that tomorrow will be better than today and the Igbo nation will rise again. His star will shine more in the firmament that is Nigeria.
By C.de Aguomba

@the bolded, do not reply me in that manner, because am a game also. A lot of negative comments has been made about a very ill man, it is not worth reading. Delegate the job to someone else if you are tired of cleaning up.

mukina2:
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keep shut please, i have said it before i do not care what anyone posts as long as it does not break forum rules.

do you know how many threads i had to clean yesterday?

the other Thread started by the Op was 4 pages long of insults ,that was cleaned and now they migrated here.
do not try grouping me in your tribal warfare o.

am sure you read the thread to know that igbos/nonigbos where all in it.

mukina2:
na wa o
una nor dey tire?

spiteful comments about death or dying attracts ban. Yet, in this thread, so many negative comments has been made about a man who is ill and in hospital, yet no bans, no clean ups and no thread locked.
Am sure you will react differently if the leader in question where to be a non Igbo. What a shame.

mynaija123:
Ibo kwenuuuuuu, he, ibo kwezwenuuuuuuuuuuu, heeeeeeeee he.

Athough i am edo, i love u guys.

One nigeria.

In that picture, it boldly exhibited Igbo. But here, you chose the insultive version (ibo). Why?.

For the first time in the history of Igbo Youths U.K, a non Igbo has been elected into the executive chamber of the organisation. Miss Ama Nana is not of Igbo parentage but is Igbo at heart. She grew up in Nsukka, speaks Igbo fluently and sees herself as Igbo. In the election, Miss Nana pulled 81 votes against the closest contestant who got 69 votes. The victorious Nana in her victory speech spoke on how she intends to use her wealth of experience in British Army and other organisations to promote Igbo interest in the U.K.
At the moment, she is in Igboland representing Igbo Youths U.K in one of the Igbo events over the christmas period. The Ohanaeze U.K chapter as well as Amb Ralph Uwaechue has been briefed over this development. Happy christmas to you all.

afrodiva:
of course if udezue the champion of the igbo expansionist movement didnt reply with abusive language as usual his day would be miserable .you make such an awful poster child for igbo unification.you really put people off with your attitude which is more likely to shrink the igbo population .you are already loosing chinenye the ngwa representative .please stick to facts and answer my questions/points that i have brought up . if ukwuani ,abiriba want to call themselves igbo it is up to them not up to you or me. do you even know who coined that term igboid and in what context it was initially used ? who told you all of ekpeye fought in biafra the reason you spew such ignorance is because all you know about ekpeye people is what you read off the internet and i know where you got that from .for your education the ekpeye like most other groups in old rivers state were divided .i know people who fought for biafra and people who fought for the Nigerian army. what repression did they face? please give me some examples . it is not in your place to argue with me over my ethnicity let my ekpeye brothers or sisters who consider themselves igbo champion that cause .i know that you love the idea of one great united igbo country but trust me sitting behind a computer and trying to bully people with fictitious tales is not the answer .go and spend time in these places and get to know the people and their history .

I'm an Igbo Youth leader in the U.K and my position in the Igbo organisation in the U.K has afforded me with the opportunity to interact with Igbo politicians, monarchs etc both in Nigeria and in the U.K. Only last October, the Eze of Rebisi, Rivers state was in London and we had a meeting with him and Igbo affairs both home and abroad featured prominently. If we do not believe he is Igbo, we will not schedule to meet him and if he does not accept the term Igbo, he will refuse. Based on this, if I say Rebisi people are Igbo, am sure you will say am lying. It is not by force that you should accept being Igbo but do not act as if Ekpeye people are not Igbo. Hon Chibudum Nwuche's father is one of the patrons of Ohanaeze Ndigbo in Rivers state. Is he not Ekpeye and Igbo?. Earlier you did mention Ogba people, but mind you it was an Ogba titled man -Francis Ellah who represented Ohanaeze at the constitutional conference in Abuja in 1995. Here on nairaland, I have read posts of people from that area who are proud Igbo. Leave them alone.

Interesting website. However, it is wrong to use Ibo instead of Igbo in this 21st century. Also, Anioma is not only Enuani but includes Ika and Ukwuani.

@Mukina2, I realised you have swept away all the threads by Omo-ngbat recently. Well done, why do you not do so to threads created by Ileke idi to mock Ojukwu and Ndigbo?.
For example: https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-571940.0.html

afrodiva:
ekpeye people are not igbo what admixture do yu exactly understand? .ekpeyes have no ancestral links to igbo and ekpeye language is significantlly different from igbo . some okrika villages speak a lect of igbo as first language and bear igbo names,if you don't consider them igbo then why ekpeye . the problem in naija is bigger groups wants to assimilate a smaller group. this was also part of the problem with your biafran war .the old cunning leopard hasn't changed its spots. stop your igbo expansionist agenda .we can coperate with you without being labelled igbo.and pls dont give me that crap about how the rest of naija sees us or people bearing igbo names you cant determine my ethnicity and political affiliations for me .prior to the civil war a lot of okrika and kalabari would kill you if you called them ijaw ,then original ijaws did not push the issue .they welcomed those who wanted to associate with them . it was not by force, but for yu igbo na by force .leave us alone even before the war we wanted to be part of the cor (cross rivers ogoja and rivers state so stop using the war as an excuse ). it is now politically convenient for my okrika /kalabari peeps to claim ijaw, some however till date say they are not ijaw. bottom line there a lots of minorities who are admixtures and have varying cultural influences don't force igbo ethnicity on them.

Stop chatting crap here, your post clearly displays outright stupidity that has been discussed here for ages. To start with, does it mean you know better than Rivers state govt officials whom in their website described Ekpeye people as Igbo. Probably, you are not Igbo, but a lot of Ekpeyes see themselves as Igbo including the Nwuche's. The problem with non brainers is that they do not know the difference between a language and a dialect. Nonsense.

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11668_6606576,00.html
Hurray as Kakuta signs till 2015.

Ogbara nkiti okwu juru n'onu--silent but has a lot to say.

Kobojunkie:
@Moderator, offensive thread alert!

https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-571911.0.html

Why not alert the moderators on all the threads Ileke Idi started to mock Ndigbo?. This is Hypocrisy at its peak.

Mary's boy child (xmas song)---Bonney M.

[quote author=cou-gar link=topic=497240.msg7363136#msg7363136 date=1292701030]the russians bribed the police and the local authority to cancel this match knowing they were out of form. rubbish! they are not even sure the snow will start tonight and they cancelled a game 27 hours to kick-off. what is so difficult in chelsea fans walking to the stadium in this favorable condition?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/london/travel/jamcams/cctv/115827.jpg[/quote]Quit being silly, how about the fans coming to the stadium when the roads leading to the stadium are not passable. The wheather prediction for match day is not good for the game to go ahead.

Moonstone:
I'm sure this is Chelsea's ploy of having cold feet. I was so eager to continue our streak against y'all.
Don't worry though, this is quite flattering to us that Chelsea is so scared, they would fake a serious weather report so many hours before the event

Another imbecilic thread. Did Chelsea cancel the match or the football league body?.

[quote author=Akin-Egba link=topic=570992.msg7364729#msg7364729 date=1292717371]Na i una dey chop? [/quote]Am happy those men who deny Igbo are still alive, some of them are in their seventies now, they have the opportunity to confess their sins before they fall asleep.

In the 50's till the outbreak of the civil war, groups and persons who were not originally Igbo identified themselves as Igbo. During the war and afterwards, groups and individuals who are originally Igbo denied being Igbo.
That is why Ndigbo say ''onu kwuru njo g'ekwu mma''.

[quote author=bk.babe97y link=topic=570446.msg7364566#msg7364566 date=1292714850]Why the hell is GEJ visiting Ojukwu when He (Ojukwu) already promised all Ibo votes to Gen.IBB?!

If I was GEJ I woulda attacked Ojukwu on his death-bed, similar to what he did to Saro-Wiwa in his eleventh hour on earth![/quote]Totally irrelevant.

Kobojunkie:
[size=13pt]ROFLMAO!![/size]

Is this early april fool or what? lol

Udele, common get out of here.

ChinenyeN:
I think you're using all the wrong words, here.

No worries, more than one thousand Ndigbo here do not believe I used the wrong words, but only your bloody self.